St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-22
She STILL LIVES
No Dynamite Disturbed the
Queen's Jubilee,
But London Wild With
Loyal Rei0iCings.
A Gorgeous Progress From
Palace to Abbey,
Where Victoria Kissed Her
Descendants
And Returned Home amid
Shouts and Cheers.
Scenes Of Magnificence
Unequaled
Viewed by Over a Million
Spectators.
And Returned Home amid
Shouts and Cheers.
Scenes Of MagnifiCenCe
Unequaled
Viewed by Over a Million
Spectators.

LONDON. June 21.-The first day of
the fifty-tirst year of the reign of Queen
Victoria over Great Britain opened with
perfect summer weather in London.
A lovlier day could not have been de-
sired for the celebration Of her majeSty'S
jubilee. The sun shone bright, the air
was clear and not very warm, and
gentle breeze blew steadily. The
crowds scattered over the city were un-
precedented in numbers and size.
Thousand of people who yesterday
selected locations along the route of to-
days procession in order to retain
them occupied them all the night, and
many used camp-stools or imprOvised
rests to enable them to withstand the
long and tiresome occupation. A steady
stream of pedestrians and carriages
poured constantly all night into the
city from all directions toward the
West End. At 5 O'Clock this morning
every point of vantage along the streets
composing the royal procession route
was secured. At o'clock the line of
route was on each side compact mass
of people. Everybody, despite the dis
comfort of the crOwding, manifested
the utmost good humor. The
scene at Westminster abbey was
most brilliant. Every seat was filled,
person, When the Identities were
enumerated it seemed as if every locality
the world ever had sent one or more of
its representative perSonageS to honor
England'S queen on Britain's greatest
holiday. There never probably in
modern times assembled under one roof
an audience so well and so brilliantly
arrayed. Every man present &ntitled
to wear uniform or decoration had both
on, new or FURNISHED up. When this
audience was all seated the scene pre-
sented was Incompatible. When the
sun shone brightly through the noble
stained windows of the abbey its rays
fell upon an unaccuStomed sight, and
the picture was 1ndeScribabe. This
audience, bankedup as it was in church,
was anything but sombre. For while.
when all were seated,
THERE WAS QUIET,
but this was only temporary ana lasted
only long enough to enable the people
to locate one another Then there was
the life of recognition and of gossip, and
it graduated rapidly into noisy hum.
This was startling to a person who
entered suddenly. considering the place
and who were buried there, but the
stranger was soon fascinated and him
self added to what he considered desc
Grafton. Interested as were the people
making this irreverent congregation,
some parsonage entered the abbey
strong enough to command attention
and recognition. When Lord Salisbury.
the queens prime minister. entered and
proceeded to the place set apart for him
he was cheered. When Mr.. Gladstone
was observed quietly edging his way to
his seat he was also cheered. The line
of the procession from Buckingham
palace to Westminster abbey was as
follows: From the palace portals to
Constitution hill, Picadilly, Regent
Cockspur street. Northumberland ave
nue., Thames embankment, Bridge
Street abbey. The line of route was
kept by nearly 10000 troops, represent
ing all branches OF the service, and In
addition 900 boys from the naval train
ing ships were drawn up at the base of
the Nelson monument. In addition to
the military
MANY THOUSANDS OF POLICE,
both mounted and on foot, were on
duty under the command Of Sir Charles
Warren. The military force was under
command of Gen. Geipps and Col. Stir
ling, of the Coldstream guards. The
particular feature at Buckingham pal
ace was that the two services were
equally honOred, the guards lining one
side of the roadway at Buckingham pal
ace gates and on the other side the blue
Jackets were posted. The same services
were also represented in like manner
at the entrance to Westminster Abbey.
The first of the royal procession was
composed of the Indian princes and a
few minor German princes. This was
well received by the pOpulace. A few
minutes before II O'Clock the second
part Of the procession left. This was
composed of some fifteen carriages, the
occupants being the king of Denmark,
the king of Belgium, the king of Sax
Ony, the king of the Hellenes, the crown
prince of Austria, the crown prince
of Portugal, the queen of the Belgians,
the crown prince OF Greece, prince
George of Greece, the Crown Princess
of Austria and the Grand Duke of
Mechlenburgh. This part was also well
received by the people. These two pro-
cessions helped to keep the way to the
abbey open and exercised the pent up
enthusiasm of the vast multitude along
the way awaiting impatiently to see and
hear the'Queen. Punctually at 11:15 a.
m. the queen, In an open carriage
emerged from the palace gates. At the
sight of her, thousands of voices were
lifted up in cheers, the applause vying
with the music of MANY bands sta
toned in front of the palace. When
tile palace gates were thrown open
THE IMMENSE THRONG
that had waited outside many hours to
see the royal cortege extended far away
into the mall beyond even seeing dis
tance of the procession. Leading 1.-the
Journey to the abbey were the life
guards. Then followed the afdes-de-
camp and the rogsl equerries. After
bridge. The queens iadies-in-waiting
and number of state officials were
next, occupying five carriages. A body
of life guards rode behind these car
riages, the Duchess of Bueclsugh, mis-